It’s All About the Rugs
One More Finished Rug, 10 Finished in Two Weeks!
One more student finished her rug on Friday evening, bringing our total of finished pieces in our two October sessions to an incredible and record-breaking 10. We have never had more than one student in a class finish during the week, so when we had six people finish in our first one week session, we…
Read MoreFinishing Our Rugs
Three of the students in this week’s class have finished their projects they’re on their way home A fourth student is working on finishing her rug as her husband is helping me clean up the classroom and store our equipment until next May, our first class for 2009. Debi Ward was the first finisher in…
Read MoreHistoric Blankets and New Wool: Toadlena and Two Grey Hills
Window Rock, AZ Yesterday, our class took the afternoon off to visit Toadlena and Two Grey Hills, about 70 miles northeast of Window Rock. We took one of my favorite routes: north on Indian Route 12, east on New Mexico 134 over Narbona Pass and then north on 491 before making a turn toward Toadlena…
Read MoreRugs Finished, Rugs Begun
Window Rock, AZ Two more of our first October class session students finished their rugs yesterday and our new class completed their loom warping and then went on a field trip to examine the rug styles (and jewelry) at Richardson’s Trading and Perry Null’s Tobe Turpen Trading Post. First, have a look at the fabulous…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty October Class: Two Grey Hills and Toadlena
Today, our Window Rock class took a field trip to Two Grey Hills and Toadlena. These areas are noted for finely woven rugs woven in natural colors. There are two trading posts in this area, so we had a busy afternoon. We stopped at first at the Toadlena Trading Post and Rug Museum to visit…
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